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  1. Years 9-10
  2. Information and Software Technology
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  4. Data Storage
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Additional Information

View the Recording Templates for this Activity (Microsoft Word, 33 KB)

Guidelines for marking

The following guidelines for marking show one approach to assigning a value to a student's work. Other approaches may be used that better suit the reporting process of the school. Categories, marks, grades, visual representations or individual comments/notations may all be useful.

Range A student in this range:
8-10

(High)

  • selects all appropriate file types and media for storage of data and information
  • identifies a broad range of relevant legal and ethical issues for the scenario
  • independently justifies the selection of file types and media for storage in relation to the legal and ethical issues
4-7 (Satisfactory)
  • selects most appropriate file types and media for storage of data and information
  • identifies a range of relevant legal and ethical issues for the scenario
  • describes the selection of file types and media for storage in relation to the legal and ethical issues
1-3 (Progressing)
  • selects some file types or media for storage of data and information
  • identifies some relevant legal and/or ethical issues for the scenario
  • requires assistance to justify the selection of file types and media for storage in relation to the legal and ethical issues.

Feedback

Brief written annotations on the student report where necessary, commenting on:

  • selection of appropriate file types and media
  • identification of relevant legal and ethical issues
  • justification of the selection of file types and media.

Oral feedback to the students during the Activity. Comments will inform students about such things as:

  • suitability of media depending on its planned use
  • depth of discussion and number of issues considered for the scenario.

Future directions

Through this Activity students are developing an ability to critically evaluate and justify their decisions in terms of relevant legal and ethical issues. They are developing a better understanding of database systems in context, which they will use later in the unit when they are required to develop their own database software solutions. They will be required to carry out similar activities for all other modules covered in the course.

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